Except as otherwise herein provided, before any mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home may be emplaced in or upon any mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home park or portion of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home park, a site plan containing the following listed information
must be submitted, reviewed by the planning board and city council
and approved in accordance with the provisions of this article with
respect to such mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park or portion
thereof:
(1) Name
and address of applicant.
(2) Location
and legal description of the proposed or existing mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home park.
(3) The
area, dimensions and boundaries of the tract of land existing or proposed
for such park.
(4) The
number, location and size of all proposed or existing mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home spaces.
(5) The
location, width and types of all driveways, roadways and walkways,
if any.
(6) The
location and details of any fences around the boundaries of the park.
(7) The
location and types of all permanent buildings within the proposed
mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park.
(8) The
location and types of gas, electrical, water and sewer lines.
(9) The
location and details of lighting in overhead electrical systems.
(10) The existing topography of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home
park.
(11) The location of fire mains, including the size of hydrants and any
other equipment which may be provided and the location of proposed
fire lanes and appropriate signs marking same.
(12) Such other information as the planning board and the city council
may reasonably require in the interest of public welfare.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; Ordinance 2002-13, sec. 2, adopted 3/12/02; 1957
Code, sec. 9A-8)
Any mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park or portion thereof
built or developed after December 8, 1979, shall be constructed and
utilized in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1) Space
coverage.
A mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space
shall not have more than sixty (60) percent of such space covered
by a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home and all accessory buildings,
with the floor area of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home to
be used in this computation exclusive of the tongue.
(2) Front
yard setback.
The minimum distance from the nearest corner
of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home or any accessory building
to the front space line of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home
space shall be:
(A) If on a public street, the provisions of the city zoning ordinance
shall control.
(B) Three (3) feet, including the tongue, if on an interior private street
of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park and if four (4) off-street
parking spaces have been provided on the mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home space or if two (2) off-street parking spaces have been provided
on the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space and two (2) within
one hundred (100) feet thereof or in an improved location.
(C) Ten (10) feet, including the tongue, if on an interior street of
a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park and if two (2) off-street
parking spaces have been provided on the mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home space.
(3) Minimum
rear yard setback.
The minimum distance from the nearest
corner of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home or any accessory
building to the rear space line shall be six (6) feet.
(4) Minimum
separation; setback at intersecting streets.
The minimum
distance between mobile or HUD-code manufactured homes at any point
shall be twelve (12) feet, provided that on a corner space any mobile
or HUD-code manufactured home thereon shall be set back a minimum
distance of ten (10) feet from both intersecting streets.
(5) General
setback provisions.
(A) The city zoning ordinance shall govern setbacks on public streets.
(B) No mobile or HUD-code manufactured home may be situated closer than
six (6) feet to any space line; provided, however, if the minimum
separation requirements of subsection (4) above are met, no setback
from a side space line is required.
(6) Height
regulations.
Structures in a mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home park may be built to any legal height.
(7) Accessory
building setback regulations.
(A) An accessory building may be situated on a space line provided same
is constructed with a masonry wall adjacent to such space line.
(B) An accessory building may be situated as close as three (3) feet
to a space line provided same is constructed with a one-hour firewall
facing such space line.
(C) Any accessory building having a fire resistance rating may not be
situated closer than six (6) feet to any space line.
(8) Drainage.
The ground surface in all parts of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water
in a safe and efficient manner as outlined in the city subdivision
regulations.
(9) Tie-down
and foundation blocking, skirting, entrance areas and landing system
porch enhancement standards.
(A) Tie-down and foundation blocking requirements: All mobile or HUD-code
manufactured homes, whether on individual lots, in mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home parks or in mobile or HUD-code home subdivisions,
shall conform to the standards and regulations for mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home tie-down and foundation blocking as outlined in
the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the state department
of housing and community affairs, if applicable.
(B) Skirting with the appearance of one of the following: Brick, poured
concrete, block/cement, wooden material, finished metal with aesthetic
structural continuity
(C) Entrance areas (front and rear) shall include landing systems or
porches including permanent stairs comprised of a minimum of one of
these materials: brick, stone, poured concrete.
(D) Landing systems/porch enhancements to include: Wooden accents and/or
column post; or porch roof system including handrails
(10) Access, traffic circulation and parking.
(A) Internal streets, no parking area signs, fire lane signs, and street
name signs shall be privately owned, built and maintained. Streets
shall be constructed and designed for safe and convenient access from
all spaces to facilities for common use of park residents. It shall
be unlawful to park or place any vehicle or any other obstruction
on an internal street or area which has been designated on an approved
site plan as a fire lane, and the same shall be kept open and remain
unobstructed at all times.
(B) All traffic-control signs erected by the mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home park owner, his agent or any permittee shall comply with the
state manual of traffic control devices.
(C) All numbering of mobile or HUD-code manufactured homes shall be done
in a logical sequence and shall conform to the site plan.
(D) Access to mobile or HUD-code manufactured home parks shall be designed
to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance(s) or exit(s) and
allow free movement of traffic on adjacent public streets. The following
specific standards shall be applicable to all access streets, driveways
and similar ways within the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park:
(i) All access streets, driveways and parking spaces shall be paved with
concrete or asphalt.
(ii)
Park entrance streets shall be a minimum of thirty-four (34)
feet wide for the first one hundred (100) feet or to the first intersecting
street, and interior streets shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24)
feet wide.
(iii)
Dead-end streets shall not exceed six hundred (600) feet in
length and shall have a cul-de-sac at the closed end.
(iv)
Cul-de-sacs shall be a minimum diameter of ninety (90) feet
curb face to curb face if on-street parking is permitted or eighty
(80) feet curb face to curb face if no on-street parking is permitted.
(v) On-street parking shall be controlled by the site plan and shall
not be permitted on any street having less than thirty-two (32) feet
of pavement width.
(vi)
Internal streets shall permit unobstructed access to within
at least two hundred (200) feet of any portion of each mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home.
(vii)
Off-street parking shall be provided for each mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home space in the following ratios: two (2) per space
if the minimum ten-foot setback provisions of subsection (2)(C) of
this section are observed or four (4) per space if the setback provisions
of subsection (2)(B) of this section are observed.
(11) Street lighting.
Except as otherwise herein provided,
the street lighting shall comply with the city standards and requirements
for street, alley, water, sewer and drainage improvements ordinance.
Provided, however, in no event shall streetlights be more than five
hundred (500) feet apart, and the choice of a steel pole is optional
with the developer.
(12) Fire safety standards.
Approaches to all mobile or HUD-code
manufactured homes shall be kept clear for proper access in case of
fire. The mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park owner, his agent
or permittee shall be responsible for instructing his staff in the
use of the park’s fire protection equipment and in their specific
duties in the event of a fire. Water supply facilities for the fire
department operations shall be connected to the city public water
supply system. In all new construction or expansion of an existing
park, the park owner shall provide standard city fire hydrants located
within a five-hundred-foot radius of all mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home spaces. Fire hydrants shall be subject to periodic inspections
by the city fire department. Fire lanes shall be adequate to permit
free access by firefighting equipment.
(13) Water supply and sewer systems.
Connection must be made
to the public water supply and sewer system. The water supply and
sewer system of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park shall
be connected by approved methods and materials. The building official
will periodically publish a list of approved materials and methods
for installation.
(14) Refuse and garbage handling.
Refuse shall be placed
in containers provided by the city sanitation department, and convenient
locations shall be provided for easy access of both patrons and the
sanitation equipment. The park or space owner may, at his option,
provide refuse handling.
(15) Electrical, gas and cable distribution systems.
From
and after the effective date of this article, all electrical and gas
distribution systems shall be installed in accordance with the city
plumbing and electrical codes. Underground electrical and cable distribution
systems are strongly recommended.
(16) Service buildings and other community service facilities.
Requirements of this section shall apply to all service buildings,
recreational buildings and other community service facilities related
to the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park. Any nonresidential
uses which are introduced into the mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home park and not for the sole use of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home park applicants [occupants] shall be subject to all applicable
zoning regulations. Any building or structure erected, constructed,
altered or extended shall conform to all applicable structural ordinance
requirements.
(17) Responsibilities of management.
The owner or his agent
shall operate the park in compliance with this article and other applicable
ordinances and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the
park and its facilities so as to comply with all the health ordinances
of the city. The owner or his agent shall have available for inspection
a copy of this article.
(18) Responsibilities of occupants.
A park or space occupant
shall comply with all requirements of this article and the Code of
Ordinances and shall maintain his mobile or HUD-code manufactured
home space in a clean and sanitary condition in conformity with all
health ordinances of the city. The owner and/or occupant of a mobile
or HUD-code manufactured home shall be responsible for proper placement
of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home in its mobile or HUD-code
manufactured home space and for insuring that all electrical, water
and sewer connections are made in compliance with the electrical and
plumbing codes of the city. The building official shall, from time
to time, publish a list of approved materials and a description of
approved methods for proper utility hookup.
(19) Connection to utilities; inspection and certificate of occupancy.
Necessary connection to utilities shall be made in conformance
with the applicable standards of the city as set forth in the ordinances
of the city and shall be subject to approval by the building official.
Occupancy of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home shall not be permitted
prior to same having passed all city inspections regarding utility
hookups and placement and a certificate of occupancy having been issued,
except in those instances when the seventy-two-hour grace period applies.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; Ordinance 2002-13, sec. 2, adopted 3/12/02; 1957
Code, sec. 9A-9; Ordinance 2018-33 adopted 8/28/18)
Upon receipt of a site plan, the planning board shall recommend either approval or disapproval of same and shall, within thirty (30) days, or within forty-five (45) days if a public hearing is deemed desirable, forward such site plan to the city council for final consideration. In reviewing such site plan the planning board shall be guided by the provisions of sections
3-13-61 and
3-13-62 and all applicable codes and ordinances of the city.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; 1957 Code, sec. 9A-10)
After review and recommendation of the planning board, the city
council shall consider site plans submitted in compliance with the
provisions of this article. If such site plan is found to be in compliance
with the provisions of this article and with all applicable codes
and ordinances of the city, the same shall, within thirty (30) days
of its receipt from the planning board, or within forty-five (45)
days if a public hearing is deemed desirable, be approved. In the
event a site plan is disapproved, the reasons for such disapproval
shall be specified and any future site plan covering all or any part
of the same land shall be processed as a new site plan.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; 1957 Code, sec. 9A-11)